The girls tending grandma's garden. We have our own that we've already been harvesting. How could we have gotten so far off the path of healthy eating? |
Beacause of the heat outside, we spent the day inside playing with the girls, and doing a little cleaning. I had hoped to work on digging out that last stump in the front yard, but I am severely heat intolerant. So I chose to not get sick and tackle it another day. This heat is helping me work on a different yard project though. Earlier this week I spent a couple hours outside spraying weeds, and now they are all turning brown and starting to die!! Soon I will have a large area ready to till and reseed with grass.
Being that it is day 9 we have been "cheating" more. Chewing our fresh fruits and vegatables instead of juicing them all. We still had 3 juices today. Oranges, kiwi, strawberry, rhubarb for breakfast; garlic, red pepper, celery, cucumber, carrot for lunch; tomato, apple, garlic for dinner. Additionally, I had a handful of pecans, a bowl of steamed broccoli (way too nasty as a juice), and a bite of the girls dinner.
This "cheating" has led to a discussion on what we have learned and how we will continue to lose weight. The obvious answer is to dramatically increase our vegetable intake. Only a couple of years ago we were much better at eating a large portion of veggies to fill us up before eating anything else. This resulted in a dramatic 70 lb weight loss for My Vet. Home baked goodies won't be for daily snacks anymore, but for special things. I will get back in the habit of making ready to go veggie/fruit snack bags. Finally, dinner will have fresh produce, no cheesy anything, or pasta side dishes. The bottom line: lots more fruits and veggies instead of anything else.
Fresh Baked Sourdough Bread. |
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